MIGUEL BRAGANZA is an agriculture officer, who took the unusual step of quitting his government job and opting to be a horticulture consultant. He is a plant lover and writes on issues that are close to his heart, and otherwise contributes positively to society. He is also current President of the Botanical Society of Goa and Editor of the tabloid, North Goa Plus.

He is known to many who studied, like him, at Britto's and Xavier's in Mapusa and was in the scouting movement in the 'seventies.

Miguel's weekly column, Green Thumb, in the Herald, Goa can be found below. He writes another column called 'Konkan Curry' for the Gomantak Times, Goa that be found here